Scoring system for rating a level of adherence to steps in a treatment plan

Abstract

Particular embodiments generate a guideline for a patient using a selected treatment plan related to a medical condition. A method automatically populates a first portion of a set of treatment steps with information from a set of medical records and also receives input from users regarding a second portion of the set of treatment steps. The second portion is populated with information based on the received input. The method then determines a plurality of treatment steps for the treatment plan that include information based on the automatically populated medical information or the received input and calculates a rating score that quantifies a level of adherence to the treatment plan. The rating score combines individual rating scores for the plurality of treatment steps of treatment plan into a single score based on information for the plurality of treatment steps.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 generating, by a computing device, a guideline for a patient using a selected treatment plan related to a medical condition, the guideline including a set of treatment steps defined by the treatment plan;   automatically populating, by the computing device, a first portion of the set of treatment steps with information from a set of medical records;   receiving, by the computing device, input from one or more users regarding a second portion of the set of treatment steps, the input from the one or more users related to treatment with regard to the second portion of the set of treatment steps;   populating, by the computing device, the second portion of the set of treatment steps with information based on the received input;   determining, by the computing device, a plurality of treatment steps in the set of treatment steps for the treatment plan, the plurality of treatment steps including information based on the automatically populated medical information or the received input;   calculating, by the computing device, a rating score that quantifies a level of adherence to the treatment plan, wherein the rating score combines individual rating scores for the plurality of treatment steps of treatment plan into a single score based on information for the plurality of treatment steps; and   outputting, by the computing device, the rating score.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the rating score is based on an analysis of information for the plurality of treatment steps. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the rating score quantifies the level of adherence to the plurality of treatment steps based on a timeline when the plurality of treatment steps are to be completed. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 comparing the rating score to a threshold; and   generating an alert if the rating score violates the threshold, the alert indicating a target of at least one treatment step in the plurality of treatment steps has not been achieved based on the timeline.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein calculating the rating score comprises weighting individual rating scores for the plurality of treatment steps to determine the rating score. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 calculating an information adequacy score that quantifies a level of completeness of information for the plurality of treatment steps.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the information adequacy score quantifies whether there is enough information in the plurality of treatment steps to warrant moving to a next treatment step. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 comparing the information adequacy score to a threshold; and   generating an alert if the information adequacy score violates the threshold, the alert indicating additional information should be inputted before proceeding to the next treatment step.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein calculating the information adequacy score comprises weighting individual scores for the plurality of treatment steps to determine the information adequacy score. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more users includes the patient. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the guideline is generated using a selected standard of care selected from a plurality of standards of care. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the set of treatment steps and the second portion of the treatment steps include a same treatment step. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving input from the one or more users comprises receiving input from a plurality of medical providers regarding information for a treatment step in the plurality of treatment steps. 
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions, that when executed, control a computer system to be configured for:
 generating a guideline for a patient using a selected treatment plan related to a medical condition, the guideline including a set of treatment steps defined by the treatment plan;   automatically populating a first portion of the set of treatment steps with information from a set of medical records;   receiving input from one or more users regarding a second portion of the set of treatment steps, the input from the one or more users related to treatment with regard to the second portion of the set of treatment steps;   populating the second portion of the set of treatment steps with information based on the received input;   determining a plurality of treatment steps in the set of treatment steps for the treatment plan, the plurality of treatment steps including information based on the automatically populated medical information or the received input;   calculating a rating score that quantifies a level of adherence to the treatment plan, wherein the rating score combines individual rating scores for the plurality of treatment steps of treatment plan into a single score based on information for the plurality of treatment steps; and   outputting the rating score.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , wherein the rating score is based on an analysis of information for the plurality of treatment steps. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the rating score quantifies the level of adherence to the plurality of treatment steps based on a timeline when the plurality of treatment steps are to be completed. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein calculating the rating score comprises weighting individual rating scores for the plurality of treatment steps to determine the rating score. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 14 , further configured for:
 calculating an information adequacy score that quantifies a level of completeness of information for the plurality of treatment steps.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein the information adequacy score quantifies whether there is enough information in the plurality of treatment steps to warrant moving to a next treatment step. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 18 , wherein calculating the information adequacy score comprises weighting individual scores for the plurality of treatment steps to determine the information adequacy score. 
     
     
         20 . An apparatus comprising:
 one or more computer processors; and   a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed, control the one or more computer processors to be configured for:   generating a guideline for a patient using a selected treatment plan related to a medical condition, the guideline including a set of treatment steps defined by the treatment plan;   automatically populating a first portion of the set of treatment steps with information from a set of medical records;   receiving input from one or more users regarding a second portion of the set of treatment steps, the input from the one or more users related to treatment with regard to the second portion of the set of treatment steps;   populating the second portion of the set of treatment steps with information based on the received input;   determining a plurality of treatment steps in the set of treatment steps for the treatment plan, the plurality of treatment steps including information based on the automatically populated medical information or the received input;   calculating a rating score that quantifies a level of adherence to the treatment plan, wherein the rating score combines individual rating scores for the plurality of treatment steps of treatment plan into a single score based on information for the plurality of treatment steps; and   outputting the rating score.